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TopicMotion of no confidence

Topic: Motion of no confidence

BJP conducts parliamentary party meeting ahead of no-confidence motion in Lok Sabha

The Modi-led NDA govt is set to face a no-confidence motion in Parliament, initiated by the opposition parties of the I.N.D.I.A. bloc and accepted by Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla.

Battle 2024 has skipped semis, gone straight to final. And BJP has 3 challenges ahead

This time, ruling party faces Opposition alliance with well-defined core, consolidation of anti-BJP vote & changed geopolitical situation.

Lok Sabha Speaker admits no-confidence motion against Modi govt moved by INDIA, BRS

Govt says people taught Oppn 'lesson' when no-confidence motion was moved against Modi govt ahead of 2019 LS polls. INDIA is demanding PM address Parliament on Manipur situation.

Hemant Soren’s govt wins confidence vote in Jharkhand Assembly amid walkout by BJP MLAs

48 MLAs voted in favour of the motion in 81-member assembly. Soren alleged that BJP was trying to create a 'civil war-like situation in country by fuelling riots to win elections'.

Imran Khan gets bowled out, first Pakistan PM to be ousted through trust vote

The opposition, a combination of socialist, liberal and radically religious parties managed to secure the support of 174 members, two more than the required 172 to oust a sitting Prime Minister.

Oscar should’ve gone to Pakistan PM Imran Khan for best performance to save his chair

It was a busy week for Khan—losing the majority in the Assembly, marketing a ‘threat letter’, doing everything but plugging holes in a sinking Titanic.

Pakistan govt’s latest ‘chooran’ — everything is America’s fault, even no-confidence motion

PM Khan is frothing at the mouth in every public outing since the tabling of the motion. And it's not a good look for the office he holds.

‘Game over’: Pakistanis ask if Imran Khan is the next ‘victim’ of Fawad Chaudhry curse

With the Opposition's no-confidence motion in place, people are mocking Fawad Chaudhry for claiming that Imran Khan's the 'only leader' of Pakistan.

How no-trust motion against Yediyurappa govt was defeated after 5-hour fierce debate

A high-voltage drama ensued in the Karnataka assembly after CM Yediyurappa and leader of the opposition Siddaramaiah were locked in a verbal duel.

BJP leaders in Karnataka say more MLAs will jump, no-confidence motion likely on 12 July

BJP leaders say the number in the Karnataka Assembly will fall to a point where its 105-member strength becomes a majority.

On Camera

‘Trade, not aid’—Narasimha Rao’s 1991 reforms speech that changed India’s economic landscape

On 9 July 1991, then-PM PV Narasimha Rao addressed the nation days before the Budget presentation, admitting that the job of repairing India's sick economy won't be easy, quick, or smooth.

Air India reduces baggage allowance by 5-15 kg, bringing it in line with rest of industry

Air India’s new policy, effective from 2 May, introduces new weight limits for tickets in each of the different 'fare families' — Comfort, Comfort Plus, and Flex.

China builds road through Shaksgam Valley, India registers protest

New Delhi has, in past, too, objected to Chinese construction activities in Shaksgam Valley. Work in this strategic region gathered pace after the 2017 Doklam stand-off.

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.